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Droughts, Floods and Heatwaves: Blame It on Climate Change
2015-05-17 17:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate News Network: As temperatures soar to record heights, blame it on global warmingbut only about three-quarters of the time. And when the rain comes down by the bucketful, you can attribute one downpour in five to climate change. Yet another team of research scientists has looked at the probabilities, and has linked extremes of weather with global warming. Extremes have always happened and are, by definition, rare events. So, for the last 30 years, climate scientists have carefully explained that no particular...
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Despite more risks, humanity less vulnerable to floods, study finds
2015-04-22 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science: Humanity's vulnerability to floods has eased, despite increases in population and in the value of assets located in flood-prone areas, according to a new study. The analysis notes a persistent vulnerability gap between rich and poor countries. But the gap has closed considerably, largely because developing countries have taken steps to reducing fatalities and economic losses from floods. One striking example: In 1999 and again in 2013, similarly powerful tropical cyclones struck in the same...
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Celebrity Real Estate: David Copperfield Floods Apartment Building in Non-Trick
2015-03-23 20:01:09| Real Estate - Topix.net
The Galleria is no longer one of the most expensive condo towers on 57th Street, but it may now be the wettest, as the rooftop pool in illusionist David Copperfield's 8,000-square-foot penthouse "spontaneously burst earlier this month," flooding the building. Don't worry, though: Copperfield's collection of vintage Coney Island arcade machines was unharmed.
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A broken water main floods part of the Las Vegas Strip
2015-03-12 09:02:01| Energy - Topix.net
A Las Vegas Valley Water District spokesman told the Las Vegas Sun that a contractor working on a construction project struck the pipeline Wednesday morning. The agency says nearby resorts and commercial properties including the MGM Grand and Monte Carlo both owned by MGM Resorts would get their water from another water line.
Floods could affect twice as many people worldwide within 15 years
2015-03-06 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: River flooding could affect 54 million people worldwide in 2030 as more extreme rainfall and the rapid expansion of cities double exposure to inundation, according to a new analysis. Currently, 21 million people are affected annually by floods. The project by several research organizations in the Netherlands and the World Resources Institute developed the first public tool that shows the estimated flood risk in most countries and how it's expected to rise over the next 25 years. The project, called...
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